Metallic hammock.



I. MEYER. METALLIC HAMMOGK.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 20. 1908.

91 3,750. Patented Mar. 2, 1909.

UNITED STATES PAT ENT @FFTCE.

IEVEDLMEYER, OF BEARDSTOWN, ILLINOIS.

METALLIC HAIMIVIOCK.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented March 2, 1909.

Application flied August 20, 1908. Serial No. 449,451.

To all whom it may waccrn:

Be it known that 1, levels MEYER, a citizen oi the United States, residing at Beardstown, in the county of Cass and State of lllinois, have invented a new and useful Metallic Hammock; and I do hereby declare the 'l'ollowing to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

The invention relates to a metallic hammock and has for the object to provide a simple, efficient and inex icnsive-device of this character, constructed entirely of metal and arranged in a very simple manner.

Another object of this inventionis to provide a device of this character, having means for preventing the same from becoming too compact at their ends as is usually the great trouble with hammocks.

Another object of the invention is to provide a device of this character which can be readily and eil'ectively repaired with a'very little trouble when the same is injured.

With these andother objects in View, the invention consists in the novel construction and arrangement of parts hereinafter described and shown and particularly pointed outin the appended claim.

In the drawings, Figure l is a plan view of a hammockconstructed in accordance with this invention. Fig. 2 is a plan view of the reverse side of the end piece. Fig. 3 is a transverse sectional view through the end piece. Fig. 4 is an enlarged perspective view of afragmentary portion of the hammock. Fig. 5 is a detailed view of one of the head. pieces, showing -the curved contour thereof.

Referring to the drawing, 1 designates a metallic. link which is preferably formed of an ordinary hair pin, having a circle 2. The outer end of the hairpin or link terminates in a hook 3, which connects with the circle 2 of the adjacent dink. This construction-continues fr'om the head piece at one endof the hammock to the head piece of the other. 4

head pieces 5 are each provided with a rib 6, which is designed to prevent the same from becoming bent. The said pieces 5 are curved as shown in Fig. 4, so as to resemble. and to perform the necessary functions of a hammock. and the rib 6 is designed for the purpose of holding the said pieces 5 rigid in their contours, when the device is in use, it being hardly possible to bend the pieces 5 when braced by ribs as shown in the drawings. The outer edges of the head pieces are provided with peripheral headings 7, over which the outer links of the hammock are hooked. This loop lessens the'probability of the eyes 8 breaking out of the head piece.

it will be understood that this hammock can be of various sizes and that the metallic links can also be varied according to the strength required by the hammock.

I also desire it to be understood that changes in the form, proportion andminor details of construction may be resorted to without departing from the spirit of In invention or sacrificing any advantages tereof, and I reserve the right to make such changes as may fall within the scope of the appended .claim.

Having thus described the invention, what I claim as new and useful, and desire to secure by Letters Patent is, 1

A device as specified, comprisin a air of curved headspieces, a flexible lirired mesh connecting said head-pieces, said head-pieces having central longitudinal ribs for holding thepieces rigid in their contour, said head- )ieces having a peripheral beading 7, said .iiead-pieces having a plurality of a rtures adapted to receive the extreme end inks of the said mesh, 'said extreme end links being in engagement with said beading, and suspending means for the head-pleces and mesh, as and for the pur ose sct forth.

In testimony wrereof 1 have signed my name to' this specification in the presence of f two subscribing witnesses. I IRVEN MEYER.

Witnesses:

CHARLES V. Lone, JOHN F. REYNOLDS. 

